Can these points get me onto this airline?
Choose the points you have and the airline you want to fly. This tells you whether there is a direct transfer, whether a partner program might be able to book it, or whether we know of no path at all.
Answer
Choose your points and an airline. Nothing you pick leaves your browser.
The three answers, and what each one means
Direct transfer available
Your bank lists that airline's program as a transfer partner, so your points can move straight in. Chase Ultimate Rewards to United MileagePlus is the classic example. This is the simplest case - but it still tells you nothing about whether a seat is available. Confirm the award first, then transfer.
No direct transfer, but a partner booking may be possible
There is no route from your points into that airline's own program, but there is a program you can reach that is able to book award seats on it. Amex to United is the standard example: Amex does not transfer to MileagePlus, but it does transfer to Air Canada Aeroplan, and Aeroplan can book eligible United partner award space. The catch is that partner award space is a different, usually smaller pool than what the airline sells its own members.
No supported path known
We have no verified route. That may mean none exists, or it may mean we have not confirmed one yet. We say which rather than guessing, and we will not manufacture a multi-hop route that no program actually permits.
What this tool will not do
It cannot tell you a seat exists Nothing here searches live award inventory. It explains how the routing works. Whether a seat is bookable on your dates, at a price you find acceptable, can only be answered inside the program you would book with.
It also will not infer a path from alliance membership. Two airlines being in Star Alliance together is not evidence that your particular points can reach either of them, and treating it as though it were is how people end up transferring points they cannot use.
Questions people ask
My points and the airline are in the same alliance. Does that mean I can fly it?
Not on its own, and this is the assumption that trips people up most. Alliance membership describes which airlines will honour each other's awards; it says nothing about whether your bank will transfer points into a program that can book that airline. This tool only claims a path when our data actually supports one - it will not infer a route from a shared alliance badge.
What does "partner booking may be possible" actually mean?
It means there is no direct transfer from your points to that airline, but there is a program you can transfer into that is able to book award seats on it. You would move your points to that partner program and book from there. Whether a seat exists on your dates is a separate question entirely, and one only the partner program can answer.
Why is partner award space different?
Airlines choose how much of their award inventory to release to partner programs, and it is usually a smaller, more restricted set than what they sell their own members. So a seat you can see on the airline's own site may simply not be bookable with partner miles, at any price.
It says no known path. Is that definitive?
No. It means we have no verified route in our data. Programs add and drop partners regularly, and our coverage is not exhaustive. Check the official transfer partner list for your program - and if we are missing something, tell us and we will verify it.